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NIFELHEIM Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL
NIFELHEIM, STEELHEART, OZ and ANGEL WITCH have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-11, 2011 in Sölvesborg in southern Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ACCEPT AGENT STEEL ANGEL WITCH BLACK LABEL SOC...March 17, 2011
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ALL THAT REMAINS Frontman: Aftershocks Of Japanese Quake 'Mess With Your Head'
ALL THAT REMAINS singer Phil Labonte became part of a huge news story earlier this week when he appeared on both CNN and on the web site of the Wall Street Journal to recount living through Friday's (March 11) catastrophic earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Shortly after arriving back home in the U.S....March 17, 2011
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ICED EARTH Announces New Singer
In the wake of vocalist Matt Barlow's retirement, dozens of demos and resumes flooded ICED EARTH's management team. But one name kept popping up — INTO ETERNITY vocalist Stu Block (pictured below),who has been named the new lead singer for ICED EARTH. According to Schaffer, Robert Kampf, CEO of Cen...March 16, 2011
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ENDSTILLE: New Album Artwork, Track Listing Revealed
German black metallers ENDSTILLE will release their seventh album, "Infektion 1813", on May 17 (one day earlier internationally) via Season Of Mist. The first pressing of the CD will be a limited-edition digipak. "Infektion 1813" track listing: 01. Anomie 02. Trenchgoat 03. Bloody H (The Hurt-Gene)...March 15, 2011
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BLIND GUARDIAN Frontman: 'The Next Journey Will Lead Us Into An Even More Classical Direction'
Vocalist Hansi Kürsch of German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN has issued the following update: "Another year, another message. Here, as promised a little while ago, the ultimate report about what we were dealing with the past few months and what to expect for the upcoming year. "I assume everyone r...March 15, 2011
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Former ISIS Frontman Co-Creates SIGE
Faith Coloccia (MAMIFFER) and Aaron Turner (co-owner of Hydra Head, ex-ISIS, MAMIFFER) have formed a new label partnership dubbed Sige, with the label's latest release, MAMIFFER's "Mare Decendrii", set for a Mar. 15 street date. "Sige was formed as an outlet for projects that Faith and I are directl...March 13, 2011
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SCALE THE SUMMIT: New Audio Interview Posted Online
On March 8, the metal staff at KASC The Blaze 1330 AM (web site) of Arizona State University conducted a interview with Chris Letchford and Travis LeVrier of Houston-based progressive instrumentalists SCALE THE SUMMIT in Mesa, Arizona. You can now listen to the chat using the Soundcloud player below...March 13, 2011
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GUITAR WORLD Magazine Debuts METAL MIKE's 'Metal For Life' Guitar Column
In the April 2011 issue of Guitar World magazine (Jeff Beck cover),you can find the debut installment of "Metal For Life" column penned by "Metal" Mike Chlasciak. The column is a monthly feature showcasing concepts behind heavy metal guitar playing. "Metal For Life" highlights ideas straight from M...March 12, 2011
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HELL: 'On Earth As It Is In Hell' Video Released
"On Earth As It Is In Hell", the new video from the legendary British occult metal act HELL, can be viewed below. The clip was shot with director Kristian Havard of Visual Concepts UK. HELL last week released the "Save Us From Those Who Would Save Us" singe — a re-recording of the band's original .....March 11, 2011
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SCALE THE SUMMIT Guitarist Interviewed On 'Focus On Metal' Podcast
Episode 26 of weekly podcast "Focus On Metal" features an interview with guitarist Chris Letchford of Houston-based progressive instrumentalists SCALE THE SUMMIT. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. (Note: The interview begins around the 17-minute mark.)March 9, 2011
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SACRIFICE: New Video Interview With ROB URBINATI
Mike Sulivan of ExploreMusic.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Rob Urbinati of Canadian thrash metal veterans SACRIFICE. You can now watch the chat below. War On Music Records released "The Ones I Condemn", the latest album from SACRIFICE, on vinyl for the first time on Mar...March 9, 2011
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SCALE THE SUMMIT: 'The Collective' First-Week Sales Revealed
"The Collective", the third album from Houston-based progressive instrumentalists SCALE THE SUMMIT, sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 39 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by ne...March 9, 2011
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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS, JOE STUMP, AMANDA SOMERVILLE To Guest On DESDEMON Debut
Vocalist Mistress Tina has quit New York-based female-fronted progressive/gothic metallers DESDEMON. She said in a statement, "I've come to the decision that I don't want to be a part of this anymore. It's not my vision anymore. I'm not putting further damage to my vocal cords. I need to take care o...March 9, 2011
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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Confirmed For 'Metal Gathering'
Powerhouse American vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens' (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) has been confirmed for Quebec's Metal Gathering 2011, which will be held over two days in November. The details are as follows: November 18 at Petit Café Campus in Montréal with special guest s...March 8, 2011
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QUEENSRŸCHE Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL
QUEENSRŸCHE has been confirmed for this year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-11, 2011 in Sölvesborg in southern Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ACCEPT AGENT STEEL BLACK LABEL SOCIETY BLACK VEIL BRIDES BUCKCHERRY CLUTCH CR...March 7, 2011
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